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"Several groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, have opposed it, primarily over the bill's attempt to protect the use of lead-based sporting products." So, question: why is it even necessary to use lead-based sporting products? We need to keep lead out of the environment and out of the food chain. What's wrong with that goal?

Copper Jacketed Lead Core Projectiles open up upon impact with a sporting animal or a LE sought violent criminal. These types of bullets have historically oftered the "best performance for the buck" (pardon the pun). There is no better, cheaper substitute. Brass cartridge cases offet the best expansion/contraction reflex, and lead/copper jacked bullets offer the best flight/performance characteristics. Lead is not water souble, lead occurs naturally in Wisconsin, ever hear of Galena Wisconsin! Most of us have no intension to change, if the sale of these bullets are banned, we will simply cast and make our own. I do it now for my black powder rifles. No one has died of lead posioning in this state except 200,000 plus per year White-Tail Deer, and everyone of these critters got ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,eaten!